Bee & Thistle
2328 NW Westover Road
(503) 222-3510

Bee and Thistle is one of our absolute favorites. And in conjunction with our special Big Bam! Splurge event, they are having their annual sidewalk sale starting Friday the 9th through Sunday the 11th. Everything on sale is 50% to 75% off. To see it is to believe it, beyond a good deal, all for such a very good cause.

You must check out their handbag selection. Their handbags continue to drive their summer business and they just received their first order of J-Lo handbags...(we know what you’re thinking: huh, J. Lo? But, trust us, they're really, really cute). They also just got new shipments of Hype and Isabella Fiore.

Make sure to also check out their fun new belt line from LA. It’s called Wink, reversible fabric belts with a scarf print on one side and a solid on the other. They also have a nice array of shawls, capelets and ponchos that no summer wardrobe is complete without. Bee and Thistle also carries one of our favorite local jewelry designers, Luscious, and they have a new line of yummy yellow and pink. So refreshing!

Blush Beauty Bar
513 NW 23rd Avenue
(503) 227-3390

Have you been to Blush Beauty Bar on Northwest 23rd? Talk about a kid in a candy store! Saddle up to this bar for all your fabulous faves like NARS, Lola, Paper Doll, Eyeko, Rich Hippie and tons more. Blush is a mix of Fred Segal, Sephora, and Henri Bendel all wrapped up in one right here in humble little Portland!

This week, in honor of Splurge for a Cure, Blush Beauty Bar is featuring Give Accessories, from San Francisco. They are delicious hand-made cosmetic bags and when you purchase one, Give Accessories donates 10% to the Susan G. Komen foundation. Blush will launch them on July 9th just for
The Portland Picks and Big Bam! Event.

Also this special week, they are offering "on the house" Firtini's ($10.00 value) for those who mention Portland Picks and remind them that 10% of their purchase is donated. A Firitini is a 10-15 minute touch-up makeup application. As their saying goes, Firtini-a wink and a pout, you’re ready to go out!

Finally, at the end of the month, you’re invited to a special event on July 28th and 29th. For the first time in Portland, exclusively at Blush, Corey Rowe, the renowned NARS National Makeup Artist will be here to make you even more beautiful. Call and book your appointment now: July 28th 12 pm to 7pm, July 29th 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Space is very limited and the $50 reservation fee is redeemable in product that you’ll love!

Fill up on all the latest, hottest cosmetics and get beautified at Blush Beauty Bar!

Cielo Home & Garden
528 NW 12th Avenue
(503) 445-0111

What a very special place indeed! Cielo Home & Garden in the Pearl is filled with oodles of charming antiques and fine home and garden accessories to warm and fill your home.

Once an old neighborhood stable, Cielo is a magical and mesmerizing establishment. One old room houses a petite Parisian-style apothecary with floor to ceiling shelves full of soap, lotions, candles and curiosities. In “Le Jardin” (The Garden) room French antiques are mixed with coveted items that are as at home in the garden as in the conservatory.

New and just in time for summer – you’ll love Cielo’s fun and flirty Paris totes in shades of pink and green with bamboo handles. They also have an exclusive French candle line, one of our dreamiest, Diptyque, including the candle commissioned from Christian Dior’s house designer John Galliano. Essence of John Galliano is a subtle woody fragrance, tinted with hints of iris, and a touch of musk packaged beautifully in an English broadsheet lettered with semi-Gothic characters on a sepia base.

Fine Limoges China and place settings in everything from stainless steel to sterling are available, with full bridal and gift registry including Raynaud Limoges China, Vera Wang, Ercuis, Astier de Villate and Blanc d”Ivoire. Sparkling crystal chandeliers, antique armoires from the South of France, and Gustavian chests from Sweden are mixed with treasures from frequent trips to Europe with lamps, books, linens and accessories. Class, grace and sophisticated style all at our fingertips!

Coco & Toulouse Go Shopping
7080 SW 16th Avenue
(503) 236-5999

Coco & Toulouse is filled with wonderful girlfriend gifts and pampering princess presents perfect for you. Jo Ellen, the lovely proprietress, is multi-talented and makes the coolest sterling silver bangle bracelets with inspiring quotes and messages. The bracelets are adorned with real stones separating the sayings and dangling near our pulse points. “Surrounded by light, surrounded by love” or one of our favorites, “Live well, laugh often, love much.” Jo Ellen will also customize a bracelet with the names of your children. They are precious and inspirational keepsakes, meaningful, and they go with absolutely anything.

Also check out their gorgeous cotton tops and t’s made locally by JM Clothesline (“In Style at Home”). These soft quality tanks with scalloped sleeves and edges have special messages such as “Beauty Queen” with a little added jeweled crown broach, or “Fresh” or “Smarty Pants.” They are soft for sleeping, but lovely and casual to wear with jeans too.

Coco and Toulouse has beautiful ribbons, soaps, candles, inspiring books, jewelry, and so much more! You will have so much fun shopping here. Every place you look there is something that you need.

On July 23-24th You are invited to the Grand Opening of Coco Gets Dressed, 7007 SE Milwaukie Ave. During the same weekend, Coco & Toulouse will hold their annual flea market on the sidewalk in front of their store. They will present their fabulous finds from their recent buying trip to Paris and London. Come see!

Emily Jane is one of our all time favorite Portland Picks. Featured in Lucky magazine, celebrities such as Amy Smart shop here among many other glamour girls from Portland and all over the country (including some very BIG names we aren’t allowed to print).

It’s so much fun to visit this bright and sparkling studio and relax at the bar and sip champagne while they bejewel you in exquisite pieces that are complementary to your personal style.

What’s hot right now:

• The Wilma Necklace: This is our new favorite! Inspired by the classic strand of pearls, vintage Swarovski® crystals are hand knotted on pale pink silk cord. Expect this necklace to become a wardrobe staple to be worn with dress or with your favorite t-shirt and jeans. It is beyond cute, super sassy and downright festive.
• Thai Silver Choker is a sexy look on its own. This choker of Thai silver and the softest suede is also a great layering piece. Jane likes to wear this with one or two other stone necklaces. This is very durable suede. It is so stylish and exceptionally unique.
• Cocktail Hour Earrings: Absolutely dazzling is how we feel when we wear these earrings. At 4" in length they make a beautiful & shimmery statement with any outfit. These are Jane's favorite; she wears them with jeans. These are also available in semi- precious stones. Amy Smart has a pair in dreamy blue Peruvian Opal.

Other hot designs that are brand new and waiting for you:

• Metropolitan: A necklace of chocolate suede, tarnished sterling silver and antique Swarovski Crystals. Lots of sexy texture.
• Boheme: A dramatic look that can be worn casually or to a special event. This necklace features three strands of gems varying in length with a stunning gemstone pendant suspended from the middle strand. Very hard to resist.

You will be bejeweled and beguiled at Emily-Jane. And you’ll probably see us there, curled up at the bar. We are moving in!

Galore Department Store
827 NW 23rd Avenue
(503) 279-8946

Another one of our all time favorite Portland Picks, Galore Department store has squeelable delights in abundance, and all incredibly unique, ecstatically fun, trendy and well priced.

Check out their Zia Zia skirts. Gasp over their SPLIT jackets and hats and purses (particularly their pink short trench and mini). They also have these very popular black Spy-C T’s with a side-bunched stitching. They are flying out the door! They have flip-flops with sexy kitten heels, colorful watches in fun colors and dazzling wristbands. Galore is bright, fresh, young. We love everything about it! Everyone oohs and ahhs us in admiration whenever we wear something from Galore (and of course we always love the attention and you will too!)

Grapevine
310 State Street
Lake Oswego (503) 635-6009
www.grapevinestyle.com

Grapevine is transitioning into fall with exciting pieces to wear now that will also take you through the entire fall season. They have sassy skirts that can be worn this afternoon with flip-flops and in the fall with boots, such as the sophisticated denim prairie skirt by Cynthia Steffe, a polka dot jersey hanky hem skirt by BCBG and a silk print flounce skirt from Nanette Lepore.

Also, other hot items to spice up your jeans with: A beaded mesh shell from Plenty, a patchwork paisley cotton corset by Cynthia Steffe and a sexy silk cami or halter by Laundry, BCBG or Trina Turk.

These are all great tops that team up with denim now and also under your new fall Trench or Military jacket that they have coming in soon.

Speaking of jeans……… check out their new denims by True Religion. True Religion was worn by Kate Hudson in Vogue and is the hottest brand worn at the fall market in LA. Get ‘em while you’re hot!

Hub Optix
700 SW 5th Avenue
(503) 242-9090
lomly1021@att.net

Hub Optix is one of our favorite swanky eyewear stores, very New York, hip, with all the latest styles.

They just got in a hot new well-respected, high quality line. Anybody that knows about eyewear will recognize the name of this line. Alain Mikli has introduced many new high quality styles to the market -everything from large chunky plastic frames to colorful semi-rimless frames. Their classic semi-rimless frames are in full effect only they have added new features like swivel hinges and double nose bridges.

The style currently is BIG. The bigger the better and Alain Mikli, Oliver Peoples and Face a Face are keeping the style alive. A newcomer to this area is Robert Marc. He has given the industry a classic design with the added modernization of creative colors and features. Oakleys are always in as they are one of the best self-advertised collection on the market. Rimless frames are also doing well. Kawasaki has added facets or jewels to the frames and 2.5 frames have been made to be even thinner and lighter.

We just bought the most beautiful black and pink Jackie O sunglasses at Hub Optix and we are so famously popular now! Now, it’s your turn. Run along to Hub Optix, pick up some swanky shades, and experience your fifteen minutes!

In Good Taste
231 NW 11th
(503) 248-2015
www.ingoodtastestore.com

What’s hot in the Kitchen:

This is the kit for us! It is called "Romantic Dinner Kit for 2: The gourmet solution for today's time-starved home chef" and it's created by a company called "Style & Entertaining".

In Good Taste has the perfect product for you, our dear sweet friend! This range won the best of show at the recent "Gourmet Show" in San Francisco. It is a style and entertaining kit that provides easy-to-follow steps for gourmet cooking, food and wine pairing and entertaining at home. The focus is on ease and style. People don't have time to do it all anymore. This product line offers convenience, healthy foods, ease, comprehension (important for us!) and makes entertaining lots of fun and something you can be proud of, down to every last detail.

These kits make great gifts for bridal showers, engagements, new homeowners. Basically it is perfect for anyone who loves to entertain but doesn't have a lot of time (isn't that all of us?)

They have so many things we love, but we also just want to mention their Salt. Didn’t people once kill for salt, or at least travel the world for it and in doing so, discover America? Salt is so IT, so cool, and now you can collect it. (C’mon, who do you know that collects salt?! At a minimum, people who view your collection will believe you actually may be an Iron Chef.)

In Good Taste has a world of salts! You’ve never seen such a collection- pink salt from the Himalayas (of course our fave), salt from Bali, black Indian salt, pink salt from Australia (also our fave), red Hawaiian salt, Fleur de Sel from France (but of course). They also have the latest kitchenware, flatware, glassware. Everything they carry is HOT, HOT, HOT! (Don’t forget the salt!)

Matisse
1411 NE Broadway
(503) 287-5414

Matisse is like a large walk in closet filled with feminine dresses, vintage accessories. It is reminiscent of Anthropologie but everything they sell is of a higher quality. The wonderful women of Matisse take one look at you and find the perfect outfit that will make you look and feel sexy and feminine. Immediately, you wonder how you ever lived without the dress.

Check out their sage oils with no alcohol or water, in a deep and dense fragrance. Or see their line of Tocca candles and bath products. They have the most gorgeous selection of vintage looking dresses. They are where we go for dresses for any occasion. While you’re there don’t miss their lush Margaret O’Leary cashmere hoodies that can take us all into fall.

Meringue
385 First Street
Lake Oswego
(503) 635-1063
www.meringueboutique.com

Meringue just got in these adorable Dillon Rogers Initial Diamond Bracelets, all the rage, very In Style magazine and worn by many of the young Hollywood set.

Also, they have the greatest soy candles by Bluewick. These dreamy candles come in flavors like pear, gardenia, vanilla, orange, and eucalyptus. Oooh, so yummy!

Our very favorite jeans, Meringue carries the Pink "A" pocket Seven Jeans. Talk about hip. They also have the very sexy, stylish Michael Stars thong underwear to wear under your Pink Seven’s. And check out their House Inc. baby bedding. They come in adorable prints & chenille, dogs, zen flowers, dots. Another one of our favorite Portland Picks, Meringue is scrumptious!

We love Physical Element. We feel like pretty little athletes, hard-core yoganistas. It is almost like we actually know what we are doing when clad in their super feminine, ultra cool fitness wear.

Some of our favorites: They carry Lululemon Athletica. They are just one of only two stores in Portland that carries this amazing line. Awesome fit and interesting silhouettes, our favorite is a gorgeous top called the Whisper Tank, featuring a deep V-neckline, and modified Mandarin collar. You’ll love that their tops are cut a little longer and don't cling to the midriff, heaven forbid.

They have also just received some fun new Thai pants in from Satya (an Australian line). These are sooo cute; you’ll wear them all the time. They have them in black or lavender. These are wonderful, lightweight cotton voile drawstring pants with a beautiful contrast embroidery around the waist. Great for post-yoga or just running around town with friends.

They also have adorable new bike shorts that, gasp, look like shorts. Cute drawstring waist, small cargo pockets, and of course padding. These are a perfect alternative to the traditional tight, paneled shorts (which they also have). And they have oodles more. For all your fitness needs, you MUST go to Physical Element in the Pearl.

Retread Threads
931 SW Oak,
(503) 916-0000
www.retreadthreads.com

Retread Threads is one of the coolest shops in town. Their hot items right now are from independent local designers like Genevieve Dellinger. Her line "Swallow" includes artfully embroidered trucker hats and tees as well as silk-screened men's shirts and stunning dresses and skirts for women.

Summer is the perfect time to sport one of a kind silver jewelry from metalsmith Amy Buettner to dress up that bronzed skin. Her jewelry captures unique images framed in pewter and silver behind stained glass.

Retread Threads also carries the Penguin line from Munsingwear. They have fabulous preppy fun polos and camp shirts for both men and women in great vintage inspired colors and prints. They carry a ton of Paul Frank t’s and glasses and undies that we are totally addicted to. T-shirts are all the rage, and Retread Threads has T-shirts. Have a blast Splurging at Retread Threads.

We love Carafe, especially in summer. Come check out some of Portland’s best Downtown outdoor seating at Carafe! Enjoy the comfortable ambiance of Portland’s premier French bistro.

And guess what? Yeah and hip hip hooray -- HAPPY HOUR has begun this month!!! $3.00 Menu from 4 - 6pm Monday - Friday. Especially great with their fabulous outdoor seating and fresh summer cocktails which we simply can’t get enough of.

SUNDAY SUMMER GRILL - Each Sunday, Carafe throws out their regular menu and grill outdoors. Look for Kebabs, Sausages, Burgers, BBQ Chicken, fresh salads and summer desserts. Very casual, very fun and great for the whole family. As always, they will have Palet Breton as well as other fun games to help pass the time on sunny summer Sundays!

July 14th: Don’t forget the all important holiday of the year!!!!! BASTILLE DAY! And you can celebrate your heart out at Carafe. Live Music, Pétanque, Palet Breton, Whole roasted pig, merquez & sausages, grilled fresh sardines & albacore tuna, and summer fruits. $19.50/person French wines and beers, Demi Panache, apertifs . You must come. You must dine. You must SPLURGE!!!!!!

Fife
4440 NE Fremont
(971) 222-3433
www.fiferestaurant.com

The menu changes every day!!! Enjoy the organic, sustainable local fresh products in each dish. FIFE RESTAURANT, a dream realized by one of Portland's most gifted chefs, Marco Shaw. Located in the heart of Beaumont Wilshire area, Fife Restaurant caters to Portland's finest with unforgettable American cuisine with regional influences.

Fife reflects a cozy, intimate casual, but elegant lifestyle with stunning architectural treatments and superb interior decor. Fife’s non-pretentious atmosphere is achieved through a flowing residential design, a home-away-from-home where the chef/owner hosts guests nightly in an elegant and sophisticated environment. Stringent standards of excellence in service, food presentation, and quality ingredients, married with delicious innovative cuisine concepts, complete the dining experience. Open for dinner Tuesday – Saturday at 5 p.m. Fife is an impressive choice for dinner.

Paul Klitsie, chef and co-owner of Fratelli, knows the best ingredients are right here in Oregon – from fresh lamb and field greens to exotic mushrooms. To celebrate our local bounty, Fratelli’s presents Saluté! Summer, a weekly culinary feast highlighting a local, organic ingredient, farm fresh that we crave and can appreciate.

“I have a close relationship with some of Oregon’s finest organic farmers,” says Klitsie.

“Saluté! Summer honors this partnership and encourages customers to meet the farmer and sample different menu preparations of one ingredient.” Klitsie was recently honored in Italian Cooking and Living Magazine (June/July 2004) as “a talented Portland chef who believes in combining only a few ingredients. Paul brings out the natural flavors in each dish.” Today, Fratelli launches a new Tuscan-inspired menu using the season’s freshest ingredients from local farms.

Saluté! Summer SPLURGING Tasting Schedule:

• July 14, Weppler Farms, Field Greens
  George Weppler grows more than 250 kinds of vegetables on 5 acres in the Cascade foothills, including 50 types of lettuce and 18 varieties of tomatoes. George will cook with Paul Klitsie to create the Saluté! Summer tasting menu.

Selected as the Rising Star by the Oregonian’s 2004 Dining Guide. The restaurant boasts northern Italian cooking with French technique. Chef Michael Clancy and Giorgio Kawas share a philosophy to keep things simple, but do them right. Both have worked in the kitchens of superstar Daniel Boulud.

Enjoy gently balanced flavors in pappardelle with wild boar ragout, artichoke and white bean soup, crisp chicken scaloppine, roasted cauliflower ravioli and chive gnocchi with spot prawns, snap peas and black truffle oil. Open for Ladies Who Lunch and divine dinner in the Pearl 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tuesdays – Saturdays, dinner 5-10 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 5-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. A decadent splurging must.

Okay, Tom Hurley is our friend so we may be biased, but can say in all honesty, for sublime fare and a memorable romantic experience, he’s your man. We especially love special treatment and that’s what he is all about. Forget that he’s a fireman from New York, which makes his story all the more interesting and ironic, he’s an amazing chef!

Hurley’s Celebrates One-Year Anniversary with Prix Fixe Dinner Four course dinner and dessert with optional wine pairing available through July 31st. The Anniversary menu is available Sunday and Tuesday through Thursday. The Prix Fixe price is $30.00. Wines paired with all four courses $20.00. Hurley’s features classic French cuisine house prepared cocktails and an exceptional wine list served in a cozy and intimate dining room. Full service outdoor dining is available.

Hurley’s for Catering is now open for private dinners in your home to large events of any size. Each occasion is celebrated with a customized menu based on the occasion, ambiance and guests. Call 473-8876 for an unforgettable turnkey catered event.

In Good Taste is a retail store and also offers cooking and wine classes. Upcoming classes we highly recommend:

Stu Stein, of the Peerless restaurant in Ashland, will share his knowledge and his passion in a class to be taught at In Good Taste Cooking School on July 12th at 6:30 p.m. Stu has published his first cookbook, The Sustainable Kitchen - Passionate Cooking Inspired by Farms, Forests and Oceans which focuses on cooking with a conscience - featuring a delicious combination of culinary excellence and responsible seasonal cooking.

For everyone who loves wine, here is the class for you. Lisa Shara Hall, wine writer and authority, will teach a class on great everyday wines that will not break the bank. The class is offered at In Good Taste Cooking School on July 15th at 7:30 p.m. Tapas will be served with the wines in this two-hour class. This is a great way to learn about affordable wines, eat great food and meet other people who enjoy the finer things in life.

Irresistible pastry chef, Cheryl Wakehauser of Pix Pâtisserie will teach a class at In Good Taste Cooking School on July 20th. In this hands-on class, Cheryl will guide you through the steps to making an eye-catching Carmen Miranda tart, one of her stores most popular desserts. Under her guidance, you will learn to make a dessert that will have all your friends talking!

Two different yet exceptional experiences, Mint and 820.

Treat yourself and your guests to the vibrant Latin/Caribbean inspired cuisine in the chic, intimate ambiance of Mint. Select among 40 custom cocktails or the comprehensive wine list to complement your meal. Nestled in North Portland in a historic brick building, Mint offers a unique dining location. Enjoy a three-course dinner on Monday-Wednesday nights for $25/person.

Enjoy one of the 40 custom cocktails and the bar menu at 820. Bask in the sun while sipping a luscious cocktail, nibbling on barbecued delights and overlooking the Fremont Bridge on the new tropical outdoor deck at 820. Indoor lounge on comfy banquettes or at the serpentine bar under the lighting of colorful paper lanterns. Happy hour is daily at 820 from 4 – 6:30 p.m. Late night happy hour is Monday-Thursday from 10 p.m. until close.

Take a cocktail class and learn how to make 3 unique cocktails and some insider mixology secrets while nibbling on appetizers at 820. Get behind the bar and shake a drink. Spirit Magazine (November 2003) cites Lucy Brennan as one of “the best nine bartenders of the moment” in a feature article on America’s Best Cocktails. “Her postmodernist approach has influenced cocktail menus up and down the West Coast.” Private classes are available for groups of 8 or more at $50 per person.

St. Honore’ Boulangerie is a jewel and one we treasure each weekend morning as we linger over coffee and a pastry.

From Tour de France and Bastille Day to Outdoor Dining....
St. Honoré Boulangerie Celebrates Summer with French Flair! Dominique Geulin, M.O.F, master baker and owner of St. Honoré Boulangerie has brought many culinary traditions with him from France. But this summer, Geulin will celebrate two of France’s cultural traditions: Bastille Day (July 14th) and the premier cycling race, the Tour de France (July 3-25th). “I want Oregonians to learn about French culture when they visit my boulangerie,” says Geulin. “If you can’t visit France this summer, we will bring the culture to you.”

• Tour de France Headquarters, July 3-25, 2004
  For three weeks in July, St. Honoré will become a cyclist gathering spot with ongoing televised coverage of the races from July 3-July 25th. In celebration of Lance Armstrong, Nike is leading the efforts to raise $5 million for the Lance Armstrong Foundation through the sale of $1 yellow wristbands. St. Honoré will be one of the locations to purchase a wristband engraved with Lance Armstrong’s mantra, Live Strong. (These, by the way, are all the rage! Come and join the cool club.)
• Bastille Day, July 14th, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
  St. Honoré Boulangerie will celebrate Bastille Day, France’s national holiday. Under a canopy of French flags watch plein air artists painting with some of their works on display, portrait artists sketching children, and performances from mimes, jugglers and musicians throughout the day. Transport yourself to Montmartre for Bastille Day and celebrate the French way!
• Dinner Menu Now Available
  Oregon’s warm evenings are the best time to enjoy a light meal with French wine and cider and savor the outdoor dining ambiance of NW Thurman. Geulin has expanded his summer hours Tuesday through Saturday until 10 p.m. and has added dinner items to his regular menu. Some new dinner entrees include an assortment of quiches including the popular Quiche Lorraine, Quiche Jardiniere, Tarte au Fromage and pizzas baked in the French clay firebrick oven. Other new offerings include a cheese plate, a meat plate, and homemade ice cream.
• About St. Honoré Boulangerie
  St. Honoré Boulangerie is a traditional French bakery offering artisan breads, pastries, petit dejeuner (small breakfast), lunch, and light dinners. Opened in December 2003, St. Honoré was designed to create a true French Art de Vivre by offering an upscale gourmet experience with an emphasis on quality and sustainability. Originally from Normandy, France, Geulin is a 2nd generation baker and was awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France in baking in 1990. The M.O.F. is France’s highest honor awarded every four years to artisan craftspeople who preserve the French culture. Located at 2335 NW Thurman, St. Honoré is open Tuesday through Saturday during the summer from 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. Sunday and Monday from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. For more information call 503-445-4342.

Nike is sponsoring free community training runs that allow runners to maximize their training, socialize with fellow runners and test-drive the latest Nike running footwear. The runs will be held five days a week through July 28, and led by professional running coaches.

Training participants will be treated to expert running advice, pace groups and complimentary food and beverages. At select training runs during the six-week series, there will be entertainment by local DJs and participants will be eligible for raffle prizes.

Participants who attend nine or more training sessions will be eligible to earn a free entry for the Nike Run Hit Wonder 5K/10K runs on August 1, 2004. Nike Run Hit Wonder brings iconic bands together to create a one-of-a-kind experience for runners of all levels. Performing live along the racecourse that morning will be Tommy Tutone, A Flock of Seagulls, Tone Loc, Kajagoogoo and General Public. Following the race, DEVO will perform a concert at Pioneer Courthouse Square.

For more information on the race, training runs, volunteer opportunities and to register, please visit www.nikerunhitwonder.com or call, toll-free, 1-877-4-RUNHIT.

Remember our mantra: We can never have too many shops. We can never have too many shops. We can never have too many shops. Afterall, we need something to write about.

Register for the Fashion P.R. Workshops in Portland!! How to Start Your Fashion Company, and How to Do Your Own PR/Publicity + Marketing. You Go Girl!

LEARN P.R., MARKETING, SOURCING, PRODUCTION, MANUFACTURING, HOW TO OPEN A BOUTIQUE, DESIGN A LINE, + TONS MORE! It will be a fun place to network, meet, and learn. You must reserve your spot immediately to ensure participation.

Space is limited, and fills up quickly. Email or call us for registration forms. Or register online @ www.funkylala.com or www.mshopnyc.com
July 31, 2004
Fashion 1:00-3:30 p.m.
P.R. 4:00-6:00 p.m.